A man who allegedly smashed the window of a Victoria restaurant in an attempt to steal live crabs Wednesday was arrested again after police say he later returned to the eatery and set off a smoke bomb. The Victoria Police Department released a statement on the two incidents, saying they occurred at a … Read more
MEXICO CITY – Analysts expressed shock Thursday at a decision by Mexico’s central bank to cut interest rates on the same day that official figures showed a sharp rise in domestic inflation. Almost without exception, central banks raise interest rates to make money more expensive, in order to discourage price increases. But in … Read more
CARACAS – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said he has signed a resolution to block access to social media platform X in the country for 10 days. Maduro has frequently railed against X owner Elon Musk since the country’s July 28 presidential election. X was formerly Twitter. Maduro and the electoral … Read more
Dramatic video obtained by CNN shows, for the first time, the moment a police officer climbed up to the roof of a building overlooking the Donald Trump rally on July 13 and saw the former U.S. president’s would-be assassin just before the shooting began. Other footage from the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which CNN obtained through a public records request, shows … Read more
A condo buying frenzy swept most major Canadian cities during the peak of the pandemic around 2022. It was a huge seller’s market in some places, with not enough inventory to keep up with buyer demand, said Erica Reddy, a real estate agent and analyst in Toronto. Now, the situation has flipped, … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station, after repeatedly delaying their return aboard Boeing’s troubled capsule. Do they take a chance and send them home soon in Boeing’s Starliner? Or wait and bring them back next year with SpaceX? … Read more
Noah Lyles simply could not summon his feared closing speed in the 200-meter sprint at the Paris Olympics on Thursday ― and one reason might have been that he had COVID-19, he and his mother told NBC after the race. USA Today also reported through an unnamed source that Lyles, who has asthma, had tested … Read more
Mayor Olivia Chow says she is confident the city will be safe for Taylor Swift’s upcoming Toronto shows after concerts in Austria were cancelled following the discovery of a planned attack outside the venue. Chow made the comments at an unrelated news conference Thursday when asked about Swift’s six-night sold-out Toronto dates in … Read more
MONTREAL – Up to 100 millimetres of rain is forecast to hit parts of Eastern Canada by the weekend as the remnants of tropical storm Debby make their way to the region. Environment Canada is warning of heavy rain and risks of flash flooding and sewer backups across a swath of the country … Read more
FORT WORTH, Texas – A person drowned in the Marine Creek Reservoir Thursday morning, according to MedStar. The drowning took place near the location of the 2024 CrossFit Games. Witnesses at the scene told CBS News Texas that they saw the person go under water and not resurface. CBS News Texas … Read more
